Louisiana Tech guard Jaron Johnson slams the ball into the basket against Utah State last Thursday in Ruston.

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White, in keeping with his team's yearlong stretch of consistency, took the news of the Bulldogs' fall from the Top 25 - despite a 2-0 week - with much the same stoicism.

"We handled it well, being ranked," White said. "We played better than we had all year. We put together our best two-game stretch of the year, and it caused us to be unranked. We can't worry about those things. Right now, we're worried about finding any way possible into the NCAA tournament." ...